Savoury

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Savory \Sa"vor*y\ (-[y^]), a. [From {Savor}.]
     Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also
     {savoury}.]
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           The chewing flocks


           Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Savory \Sa"vo*ry\ (s[=a]"v[-o]*r[y^]), n. [F. savor['e]e; cf.
     It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.)
     An aromatic labiate plant ({Satureia hortensis}), much used
     in cooking; -- also called {summer savory}. [Written also
     {savoury}.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  savoury
       adj 1: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was
              scarcely savory" [syn: {savory}, {inoffensive}] [ant:
              {unsavory}]
       2: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory},
           {spicy}, {zesty}]
       3: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering}, {savory},
           {tasty}]
       n 1: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn: {savory}]
       2: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as
          an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {savory}]